Great work happening over at @SDSearchlight. My whole schtick is the "simplified" version of local news, but so many stories deserve an in-depth treatment that only a place like Searchlight can do. Glad to be part of a local news ecosystem that includes these lovely folks:
Today is the two-year anniversary of @SDSearchlight.
I work remote, so I’ve likely lost a few social skills since then. But I’ve regained a sense of purpose and done the kind of work I wanted to but often couldn’t do in corporate media.
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YAY! Nancy and @AustinVida are doing such amazing work that it makes me wish I lived in Austin. Congrats, dear friend! Keep kicking ass and taking names in the local news scene. <3
💪¡Sí Se Puede! Yes, it’s possible for an indie, Latina-led newsroom to make a BIG community impact.
This media entrepreneurial journey has tested me in ways I never expected. But today my corazón is full. I’m committed to serving our gente & ready for this exciting new chapter!
I've been saying for years that the Axios model is just a wolf (i.e. corporate media) in sheep's clothing.
If you want local news, you have to pay someone in your community to write it. These big, scalable corporate media companies - esp. aggregators - are not the future.
NEW: Axios is laying off 50 people across the company. CEO @JimVandeHei just sent out this note — which says the layoffs are because of “changes in the media business”
Love knowing I'm not the only one out there reporting with this setup!
That said, I still wish myself and other parents had the societal supports that would mean we didn't have to juggle everything all at once like this.
Behind the scenes of Biden’s breaking news when dad is out of town and E comes to work. She held my hand during live hits while watching peppa pig on low. 😂
Ohhhh ok, cool. I get it now.
When you're a kid, summer is a vacation.
When you *have* kids, summer is a constant hellscape of trying to balance maintaining summer fun and being driven up the #*&%@# wall by a constant chorus of "MOM, I'M BORED."
@NWSSiouxFalls@NWSTwinCities What are the odds I-90 opens up between Luverne and Worthington yet today? Is there any safe route between Sioux Falls and the Twin Cities today?
Today I learned the average typing speed is 40 words per minute...how do you get anything done in a day typing that slowly?
I don't...I can't...that's just so wild to me. There are folks taking a full minute to write a tweet??
Tomorrow's edition of @sfsimplified brought to you by Blippi.
I don't love it, but I do have respect for anyone who can keep a toddler's attention for more than 0.02 seconds.
My 4-year-old looked at the very cluttered desktop on my laptop and said, "Hey mom...do you think you wanna donate some of that stuff?"
Good girl. Anyone seeking 5,243 jpgs that I no longer need?